- STØR
STØR Furnishings International Inc. was an American furniture chain based in
Southern California that opened in1987 . It sold European-style furniture and ready-to-assemble furnishings.IKEA filed a lawsuit against the company shortly after opening, claiming copyright infringement, and was settled in1988 with STØR being forced to change the layout of their stores and advertising.Fact|date=July 2007 Widely considered a knockoff ofIKEA , the chain was acquired by IKEA in1992 . Currently, the Burbank location is the only former STØR location in operation as an IKEA. The Houston IKEA operated in the former STØR location until 2005 when IKEA built a new store on the same site.The Houston STØR location was a franchised location. Upon the buyout by IKEA, the store continued operating under the same franchise agreement, to become one of the only franchised IKEA locations.
Former Locations
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City of Industry, California
*Tustin, California
*Torrance, California
*Burbank, California
*Irvine, California
*Houston, Texas
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